The Inspire blog

Remember on January 1 when I said I was going to post my guitar videos on TikTok every day? Yeah… technically I had a plan. I pre-recorded all of them, so recording was NOT even the hard part. I fumbled on the easy part…posting. My new year’s adrenaline ran out and I started doubting myself.

Truth is, it is reallyyyy hard to put yourself out there. So hard and scary because other living, breathing human beings like yourself would see it, react, and have an “opinion.” Ah… there it is.

I may have become so unhinged that I either don’t care or care too much. Probably both depending on the day. The point is, no matter how nonchalant you think you are (I know I’m not) you probably have at least one person whose opinion you value a lot. And that’s enough to make you hesitate.

So I was on TikTok the other day…..yes yes yes TikTok, I wasn’t doomscrolling I promise, I’ve evolved. This lady said something that stuck with me. I can’t remember the exact words but basically: everybody moves on. Very easily. Very fast. And if you spend your entire life worrying about what they think… then what?

And I’m thinking… what would I think looking back if I let other people’s opinions hold me back from doing the things I wanted to do?

Like Stan Lee. When he pitched Spider-Man, the publisher called it “abysmal” and “stupid.” Rejected it. Look at Spidey today. LOOK AT HIM.

I can think of so many examples like this.

The notion today is we’re all too cool to look stupid in front of the ‘opps.’ Like I cannot reduce my ‘steeze’ for all that.

Whatever it is that you’re doing or called to do, the reality is the world will keep moving whether or not you choose to do what you need to do. Trees will grow, the sun will shine, people will pick on someone else to hate. But that thing you’re too cool to do? Maybe it’ll be done by someone else. Or maybe it’ll die in your imagination or hands.

Sad, I know.

Happy new month guys!